Where does “yesternyght” come from?
yesternyght (Middle English) comes from Old English ġiestranniht, from Old English ġiestran-, from Proto-Germanic gistr-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.
yesternyght (Middle English): the preceding night; yesternight
Definitions
- the preceding night; yesternight
Ancestry of “yesternyght”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġiestranniht | yesternight |
| 2 | Old English | ġiestran- | yester; previous day, prior day |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gistr- | yesterday |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyes- | yesterday, the day before |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeǵʰ- | day |
Words derived from “yesternyght”